Lakshay Phogat emerged as India’s lone finalist at the Asian Boxing U17 Championships 2026 in Tashkent after a dominant semifinal win over Korea’s Seungmin Lee. Four other Indian boxers — Narendra Nella, Yash Yadav, Nivesh Pal and Naman — secured bronze medals.
Tashkent, May 12: India’s U-17 boys had a challenging day at the Asian Boxing U17 Championships 2026, with Lakshay Phogat emerging as the lone finalist, while four other boxers secured bronze medals after their semifinal bouts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Lakshay Phogat storms into final
In the 75kg category, Lakshay Phogat delivered a dominant performance to defeat Seungmin Lee of Korea (KOR) by a unanimous 5:0 decision to book his place in the final. In other semifinal bouts, Narendra Nella (46kg) went down 0:5 against Abdulloh Nuraliev of Uzbekistan (UZB).
Four Indian boxers settle for bronze
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